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Source Description
At the end of the 18th century, miniatures showing only the eye of a loved one became a popular form of sentimental keepsake.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
10998
label
Pendant Miniature
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
10998
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pendant Miniature
description
At the end of the 18th century, miniatures showing only the eye of a loved one became a popular form of sentimental keepsake.
provenance
Ares Antiques, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, November 1979, by purchase.
date
ca. 1800
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
Source extras
med
watercolor on ivory, gold frame
creator_ids
6197
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
9bd6abf5b040214f